ATTEMPTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

attempted

verb

past tense of attempt

as in tried

to make an effort to do after attempting—and failing—to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help don't even attempt walking on your broken foot

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Recent Examples of attempted Gunfire broke out inside the Philippine Senate as authorities attempted to arrest a senator accused of crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs crackdown. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 May 2026 An Explanation For The Photo Colin Sutton, chair of Reform UK’s Waveney Valley branch, also attempted to correct the misconception as claims of Boyd’s inauthenticity spread on X, Facebook and Reddit. —

Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 During that time, the gas pedal was pushed to the floor, and no one attempted to brake. —

Erin Jensen, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Not one of the many experiments that have attempted to spot such particles have unequivocally found them. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for attempted

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tried

Verb

During the at-bat, thye tried to pull off a double steal with Bichette going for second base and Benge going home.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Europe has for years tried to isolate the Russian leader and punished his country with international sanctions.

— Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026